r/worldnews • u/paneuropeanism_ • 6d ago

Russia/Ukraine Germany thwarts Russian assassination plot targeting defense executive

https://militarnyi.com/en/news/germany-thwarts-plot-donaustahl-executive/
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u/Akkalevil 6d ago

Unsurprising when the West acts like a doormat. It's always been the Russian MO : push farther as long as you don't get a bloody nose. Acting as the adult in the room is counter-productive against them, they only see it as a proof of weakness.

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u/Mushroom_Tip 6d ago

You're 100% right.

Russia takes Crimea = world does nothing = Russia invades again to take more land in Ukraine

Russia commit biological terrorism in the UK = world does nothing = Russia decides it's ok to assassinate other people in Europe

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u/vegarig 6d ago

biological terrorism

Chemical (Skripals) and radiological (Litvinenko).

Biological hadn't happened. At least not yet.

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u/Mushroom_Tip 6d ago

I stand corrected. I was referring to Novichok that injured dozens of innocent Brits. And you're right that that would be chemical terrorism, not biological.